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05/31/2006, 12:28 AM
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y is all my coraline green?
i only get green stuff calcifying on my glass, and only little spots of purple on some rocks.. why do i get more green than purple?
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05/31/2006, 09:47 AM
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i am experiencing the same thing... i'm assuming it will be taken over by purple eventually. anyone know???
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05/31/2006, 10:05 AM
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Over time the green will be overtaken by the purple or red in most cases.
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05/31/2006, 10:34 AM
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I believe you have to seed purple coraline if you want it in there, I guess it depends on where the rock came from, as the LALO rock I got has mainly lots of green that glows in the actinics. Rocks from other locals may have other colors
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05/31/2006, 10:42 AM
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My coraline was green under PCs. Purple really took off when i switched to MH.
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05/31/2006, 11:47 AM
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high MAG, ALK, and CAL will help with growth
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05/31/2006, 12:10 PM
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most of my coralline started out green. it has now just about completely taken over by purples and pinks.
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05/31/2006, 12:18 PM
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05/31/2006, 12:23 PM
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once i started testing the magnesium, and keeping it up, as well as the calc, and alk thats when the green started growing, then maybe 1-2 months later purple and pink spots started. i would say since i first started seeing coralline on the glass its been about 3-4 months and my back glass, and one side is about 50% covered, the other 2 sides i scrape clean. the rocks are about 80% covered on the sides that see the light.
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05/31/2006, 12:42 PM
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Took about 2 months to start turning purple after switching to MH.
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